Hi PERFECTION/ForestGreenCook,
early European explorers describe individual native American tribes, and even small bands, as each having their own religious practices. Their various theologies may be monotheistic, polytheistic, henotheistic, animistic, shamanistic, pantheistic or any combination thereof, among others.
~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_religion
If the Holy Spirit (the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) taught the early native Americans the truth about Himself, why do we such great diversity of beliefs from tribe to tribe (unlike we do among the tribes of Israel)? More importantly, if YHWH taught the early native Americans about Himself and Messiah, why is there no evidence that He did so
Concerning the ~general~ revelation of God, here are a few passages to consider:
Psalm 19
1 THE heavens are telling of the glory of God;
And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
2 Day to day pours forth speech,
And night to night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words;
Their voice is not heard.
Romans 1
18 The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.
20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
Romans 2
12 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.
14 Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law,
15 since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.
16 This will take place on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.
~Deut
p.s - it's my understanding that for Paul to officially be the "Apostle" Paul means that he was both called and taught by Jesus Himself. Does not Scripture seem to bear this fact out
I also wonder if Pharisee Saul's familiarity with and understanding of the OT was not at least part of the reason that the Lord called him into His service? (I remember reading that a number of Pharisees committed the entire OT to memory)
Galatians 1
11 I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.
12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;
14 and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.
15 But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, was pleased
16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to Damascus.
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